Idakka
Construction
Similar to the talking drum, The Idakka consists of two circular drum heads each of which is mounted within a circular ring. The hourglass-shaped body is placed between the two heads and lacing is used to pull the two rings towards each other, stretching each drum head over an open end of the body. Snare-like strings made of natural fiber are stretched across the open ends of the drum body, under each drum head. It is not uncommon for the diameter of the drum heads to be larger than the diameter of the body, with the result that the drum heads are often seen mounted significantly off-center.
Acoustics
The Idakka is a small, high pitched drum with definite pitch. The snares running under the drum heads have been found to interact with the vibrating membrane in a way that causes the pitch of the instrument to be determinate.[4] Different pitches can be obtained by squeezing the lacing around the instrument, which changes the amount of tension in the skins.
See also
- Damaru
- Pandi Melam
- Panchari melam
- Thayambaka
- Panchavadyam
- Tripunithura Krishnadas
- Talking Drum, another drum in West Africawith an hour-glass shape.
References
- ISBN 9788122407303.
- ^ "EDAKKA". INDIAN CULTURE. Retrieved 17 August 2022.
- ^ Kalpadruma, Sanskrit dictionary
- PMID 29857748.